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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How I Went On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goolrick note about celebrities?
(a) They are rude.
(b) Their heads are bigger than those of normal people.
(c) They are smaller than most people.
(d) They are kinder than most people.

2. Where did Goolrick meet the male lover he discusses in "Summer of our Suicides"?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Greece.
(c) Paris.
(d) Brazil.

3. What disease does Goolrick's mother have?
(a) Varices.
(b) Fibromyalsia.
(c) Lyme Disease.
(d) Ulcerative Colitis.

4. What did Miss Nell do for herself each morning when she woke?
(a) Made herself a strong martini.
(b) She had her hair done.
(c) She did her nails.
(d) Made herself breakfast in bed.

5. What does the family pretend Mother is dying from, to avoid reality?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Colon cancer.
(c) Stomach ulcers.
(d) Heart failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Goolrick spend in the hospital?

2. What does brother ask about when he finally wakes from his coma?

3. What does Judy collect?

4. How many hands are in Goolrick's hallucination about suicide?

5. What does Goolrick admit about his childhood?

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